Transcriptional memories mediate the plasticity of sulfide stress responses to enable acclimation in Urechis unicinctus by Wenqing Zhang, Danwen Liu, Heran Yang, Tianya Yang, Zhifeng Zhang, Yubin Ma

“…Our study indicated that U. unicinctus retains memory of sulfide stress priming, which mediates plasticity to accelerate sulfide stress adaptation.…”
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The responses of tropical forest species to global climate change: acclimate, adapt, migrate, or go extinct? by Brian Machovina, Evan M Rehm, Kenneth J Feeley

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The connecting brain in context: How adolescent plasticity supports learning and development by Amanda E. Baker, Adriana Galván, Andrew J. Fuligni

“…Such exploration can accelerate experiential learning and the formation of social networks as adolescents prepare for adult independence. …”
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Combining meta reinforcement learning with neural plasticity mechanisms for improved AI performance. by Liu Liu, Zhifei Xu

“…This research explores the potential of combining Meta Reinforcement Learning (MRL) with Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity (STDP) to enhance the performance and adaptability of AI agents in Atari game settings. …”
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Phenotypic heterogeneity promotes adaptive evolution. by Zoltán Bódi, Zoltán Farkas, Dmitry Nevozhay, Dorottya Kalapis, Viktória Lázár, Bálint Csörgő, Ákos Nyerges, Béla Szamecz, Gergely Fekete, Balázs Papp, Hugo Araújo, José L Oliveira, Gabriela Moura, Manuel A S Santos, Tamás Székely, Gábor Balázsi, Csaba Pál

“…It has been suggested that by rapidly generating a subpopulation with novel phenotypic traits, phenotypic heterogeneity (or plasticity) accelerates the rate of adaptive evolution in populations facing extreme environmental challenges. …”
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From Pixels to Patterns: Trait Plasticity and Species Overlap of Calanus spp. in Arctic Fjords by Emilia Trudnowska, Ali Bukhari, Marta Gluchowska, Mads Schultz, Irina Smolina, Joanna Stoń‐Egiert, Jędrzej Świeżewski, Kaja Balazy

“…These findings imply that under progressing “Atlantification” multiple adaptive responses may be expected, including reduced body size, accelerated development, mixed reproductive strategies, decreased pigmentation, shifts in diet, diversified lipid storage strategies, and increased parasite prevalence. …”
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Adaptability of F1 sunflower hybrids, created according to an integrated system of line selection for economically valuable traits in various agroclimatic zones by В. О. Бабич, І. Ю. Боровська, Я. Ю. Шарипіна, Я. Ф. Парій, Ю. В. Симоненко

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Adaptive Responses in Byssal Growth and Shedding: Insights from <i>Pteria penguin</i> Under Thread Trimming and Non-Trimming Conditions by Hebert Ely Vasquez, Shangkun Wei, Guoliang Yang, Lingfeng Wang, Peixuan Yu, Mingyue Dong, Chao Yuan, Xing Zheng

“…This response appears to reflect an adaptive mechanism for maintaining effective attachment and may help explain how mechanical or environmental cues influence byssal dynamics. …”
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Responses to extreme drought in wintering waterbirds: a multi-species approach by Chenxi Wang, Shaoxia Xia, Xiubo Yu, Li Wen

“…Moreover, not all behavioral plasticity is adaptive, as evidenced by ecological traps. …”
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Individual variation in migration patterns of Iberian little bustards by Filipa Coutinho Soares, João Gameiro, Ana Teresa Marques, Gerard Bota, Eládio L. García de la Morena, Manuel B. Morales, Carlos Pacheco, David González del Portillo, Francesco Valerio, Francisco Moreira, Jorge M. Palmeirim, João Paulo Silva

“…While migratory polymorphism (resident vs. migrant) can provide populations with adaptability to environmental changes, the predominance of resident little bustards in Southwest Iberia may become maladaptive due to accelerating environmental changes in the region, particularly as a result of agriculture intensification and rising temperatures. …”
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Study of collection accessions of the fiber flax gene pool according to the main agronomic characters in the conditions of the North-West of the Russian Federation by Aleksander D. Stepin, Michail N. Rysev, Tamara A. Ryseva, Svetlana V. Utkina, Nadezhda V. Romanova

“…Vavilov" (VIR) were conducted in 2018-2020 in order to identify the sources of agronomic valuable characters that are adaptive to the conditions of the North-West of the Russian Federation. …”
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Molecular insights and clinical implications of DNA methylation in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: a narrative review by Lili Liu, Saisai Ni, Lianna Zhang, Yingying Chen, Mengqi Xie, Xiaojing Huang

“…A key paradox lies in DNA methylation’s dual traits: stability underpinning biomarker reliability and plasticity enabling dynamic inflammatory adaptation, yet introducing therapeutic heterogeneity. …”
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Advancements in Clinical Utilization of Recombinant Human Collagen: An Extensive Review by Isaac Wong Kai Jie, Kar Wai Alvin Lee, Song Eun Yoon, Jong Keun Song, Lisa Kwin Wah Chan, Cheuk Hung Lee, Eunji Jeong, Jin-Hyun Kim, Kyu-Ho Yi

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Hormonal and Storage Metabolic Regulation of Germination in <i>Toona sinensis</i> by Linyue Liu, Zhiyuan Wang, Yu Wu, Yongbao Shen

“…Its seeds achieve rapid germination through a cascade of interconnected physiological, metabolic, and hormonal adaptations. Initially, physiological hydration is driven and accelerated by only two distinct phases of water imbibition. …”
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Microenvironment-feedback regulated hydrogels as living wound healing materials by Yibo Cheng, Yanwen Wang, Yunyi Wang, Poh-Ching Tan, Shiyun Yu, Chi Li, Zi-Yuan Li, Qing-Feng Li, Shuang-Bai Zhou, Chen Wang, Junji Zhang, He Tian

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C-reactive protein induced T cell activation is an indirect monocyte-dependent mechanism involving the CD80/CD28 pathway by Julia Thomé, Julia Limmer, Julia Limmer, Teresa Z. Brose, Johannes Zeller, Nina Chevalier, Nina Chevalier, Anna-Lena Schäfer, Laura Schneider, Maike Lind, Thierry Christmann, Marie Dreck, Sheena Kreuzaler, David Braig, Karlheinz Peter, Franziska Pankratz, Steffen U. Eisenhardt

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Early life stress shifts critical periods and causes precocious visual cortex development. by Janet Poplawski, Tony Montina, Gerlinde A S Metz

“…NMR spectroscopy and a metabolomics approach revealed that ELS was accompanied by activated energy metabolism and protein biosynthesis. Thus, ELS may accelerate visual system development, resulting in premature opening and closing of critical period plasticity. …”
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A nonlinear creep model of hard structural planes. by Aneng Cui, Yongxin Dai, Chao Jia, Quansheng Mao, Kelin Yu, Pengcheng Wu, Mengsheng Zhao

“…Traditional models have some shortcomings in describing the creep characteristics of hard structural planes, such as poor adaptability and unclear physical meaning of parameters. …”
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Intra- and trans-generational costs of reduced female body size caused by food limitation early in life in mites. by Andreas Walzer, Peter Schausberger

“…<h4>Background</h4>Food limitation early in life may be compensated for by developmental plasticity resulting in accelerated development enhancing survival at the expense of small adult body size. …”
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Development of quality indicators for hand osteoarthritis care – Results from an European consensus study by Daniel H. Bordvik, Yeliz Prior, Rachael Bamford, Francis Berenbaum, Mathilda Björk, Thalita Blanck, Barbara Slatkowsky Christensen, Krysia Dziedzic, John Edwards, Nazemin Gilanliogullari, Carol Graham, Ida K. Haugen, Margreet Kloppenburg, Hellen Laheij, Marco J.P.F. Ritt, Tanja Stamm, Anne Therese Tveter, Nina Østerås, Ingvild Kjeken

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